Netflix has acquired Andy Serkis’ live-action “Mowgli” from Warner Bros.
for an undisclosed price and will release the movie next year.The deal is one of the biggest acquisitions for the streaming service.
Warner Bros.
had planned to release the movie on Oct.
19.Footage shown at CinemaCon in April and the subsequent first trailer for “Mowgli” showed that Serkis crafted a decidedly downbeat version of “The Jungle Book,” based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic 19th Century tale of the boy who grew up in the jungles of India.Warner Bros.
appeared to be making a major effort to differentiate the movie from Disney’s 2016 hit “The Jungle Book,” which generated $966 million at the worldwide box office.
The CGI footage for “Mowgli” features threatening beasts such as the malevolent tiger Shere Khan, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Mowgli’s friend Bagheera is voiced by Christian Bale.Serkis is portraying Baloo in this
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